Chamber music
Chanson agitée for flute and guitar (2025)
Instrumentation: flute and guitar
Duration: 9 minutes
World premiere: Livia Schweitzer (flute) and Patrik Kleemola (guitar), WeW Festival, Turku, 21.11.2025
Recording from the world premiere.
Vivo, Spero (2024)
Tilaaja: Radion sinfoniaorkesterin kamarimusiikkisarja
Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, cello and contrabass
Duration: 10 minutes
World premiere: World premiere: Yuki Ikeda (flute), Fatima Boix-Canto (clarinet), Eeva Rysä (cello), Aapo Juutilainen (contrabass)
Whim (”Oikku”) for trombone and piano (2020)
Instrumentation: trombone and piano
Duration: 7 minutes
World premiere: Anna-Maija Laiho (trombone and Tuomas Turriago (piano), Lieksa Brass week, 2020
Recording from the world premiere.
Suite Française for Wind Quintet (2012)
Commissioned for the Marseille Wind Quintet Competition / required piece for the competitors.
Instrumentation: wind quintet
Duration: 20 minutes
Crisp (2011)
Instrumentation: kantele and guitar
Duration: 9 minutes
World premiere: Eija Kankaanranta (kantele) and Petri Kumela (guitar), 2011
Pilke 2 (2008)
Instrumentation: clarinet and piano
Duration: 8 minutes
Version 2 world premiere: Lauri Sallinen (clarinet) and Anna Kuvaja (piano)
Pilke (2005)
Instrumentation: alto saxophone and piano
Duration: 8 minutes
World premiere: Joonatan Rautiola (alto saxophone) and Marko Hilpo (piano)
Quintet no 2 ”Pierrot” (2005)
Commissioned by Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Duration: 15 minutes
World premiere: Mikael Helasvuo (flute), Asko Heiskanen (clarinet), Jukka Pohjola (violin), Tomas Djupsjöbacka (cello) and Tuija Hakkila (piano)
Spurt 2 (”Pyrähdys 2”), (2001)
Instrumentation: clarinet, accordion and cello
Duration: 7 minutes
Spurt (”Pyrähdys”), (2000)
Instrumentation: accordion and cello
Duration: 7 minutes
World premiere: Matti Rantanen (accordion) and Marko Ylönen (cello)
Mirage (1997)
Instrumentation: kantele and harp
Versio 2: kahdelle kanteleelle
Duration: 10 minutes
World premiere: Ritva Koistinen (kantele) and Reija Bister (harp)
Aufschwung (1994)
Instrumentation: flute and guitar
Duration: 8 minutes
World premiere: Mikael Helasvuo (flute) and Jukka Savijoki (guitar)
Lamento (1994)
Instrumentation: clarinet, bassoon/french horn, cello
Duration: 6 minutes
World premiere: Students of the Sibelius Academy Junior Department
Ad astra – fanfaari vaskikvintetille (1989)
Composition Competition for the University of Helsinki – 3rd Prize
Instrumentation: brass quintet
Duration: 2 minutes
World premiere: Helsinki Brass
Transition (1989)
Recommended work at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music, 1992
Instrumentation: two pianos and a tape
Duration: 15 minutes
Ladder of Escape (1988-1989)
Recommended work at the UNESCO Rostrum, 1992
Instrumentation: flute, 2 clarinets, bassoon, french horn, 2 percussions, 2 violins, viola, cello (flute + piccolo, clarinet in A)
Duration: 12 minutes
World premiere: Chamber orchestra Avanti!, director Tapio Tuomela
Quintet for Vibraphone and wind quartet (1987)
Instrumentation: vibraphone and wind quintet (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn)
Kesto: 7’30” minuuttia
World premiere: Avanti! Quintet